By Jupp, These Days In Lizbekistan: War-DAY 5
20 July 1998

TV LAND, LIZBEKISTAN--
LIZBEKS DEFENDED THEIR DAYTIME TV SHOW CACHE, Lost a
couple Packs of Vogue Ultra Thin Lights (Menthol), and the Princess
suffered an EAR INFECTION as the WAR IN LIZBEKISTAN rolled into its Fifth
Day of WAR.
Touched By An Angel, Promised Land, Dr. Quinn
, Medicine Woman, I'll Fly
Away, Liz's World, Christy, Highway to Heaven, Love Boat, Eight Is Enough
and Life Goes On, were among the "Family Entertainment" Jewels Lizbeks
fought "tooth and hangnail" for, against ibm.net forces who said once
they've taken over Lizbekistan, "there will be no reruns."
The Television RERUN CENTER, managed by Paxson communications
(www.pax.net)
, was littered with ibm.net diskettes flouting the $19.95
monthly communication fee. The diskettes, which measured 5.4" would not
fit into any known computer in Lizbekistan, but have served Lizbeks as
"cute little FRISBEES" during breaks in the ONSLAUGHT.
The Vogue Ultra Thin (Menthol) factory is safe
, "at least for another
day," reported Olivier Allais
, Counsellor for A Certain Number of Things,
who rushed back to Lizbekistan from where he heads a Private
Consortium involved in RED TAPE, BUSTY RUSSIAN MODELS and a new technology for Portable MOBILE Phones using "wood and straw."

The Russian technology includes a new kind of ":purple paint" to speed up communications amongst
the 300 million in the 11-time zone Country.
"I came back as soon as I heard there was a War," Allais said, whipping
out a Russian-Made "Call Your Mom" TM portable phone. "I just hope we can
hold off the ibm.net troops until August. We have enough PreZtel Logs to
last until then."
Allais was joined by a team of BUSTY RUSSIAN MODELS and a Television Crew visiting Lizbekistan for the first time.
Olga K
., who models for Special K cereal in the OLD COUNTRY, said, "I
don't like war and I wish it would end. It's a disaster for my hair."
Another BUSTY RUSSIAN MODEL, Natalia Plushka
, echoed Olga K., saying: "I
don't like war and I wish it would end. It's a disaster for my hair."
But
it was too late as General Bard (bard@ibm.net) unveiled his latest and most
powerful weapon so far: A Giant LEAF BLOWER, sending the 10,000-Ruble
hairdooz into a tizzy. "Gotcha," Bard said, who was dressed for the
occasion in an Armani suit and wing tips. Why he preferred ARMANI
to his
normal Elizabethan garb, is anybody's guess, said the Princess, "The cut's
a little loose, don't you think?"
note to Jupp
Sender: bard@ibm.net
Hey Man,
Give up. You're working way too hard and drowning in sophomoric prose. If
you need to say Lizbekistan won the war, let me be the first to announce
it. In the words of New Yorkers everywhere, "Who gives a rat's ass?"
General Bard
P.S.: Please turn over the busty Russian models as a peace offering. By the
way, the Elizabethan garb stuff was soooo outre just not me at all.
Nangles and Dangles, Ministresses for Physical Matchmaking and The
Internal Process, respectively, have also just returned from GLION
, where
they supervised the miracle of SWISS CHEESE MAKING. They brought back with
them what they hope will save the DOWN TOWN area, Elsie, the Wonder Cow,
"and glue specialist." Nangles and Dangles
said they think they can stick
it to ibm.net before they reach the DRIVE-IN MOVIE theater. "We have a
plan," they said.
Plans aside, casualties mounted during a weekend of "really intense
bickering," said the Princess, herself a victim of "a little ringing in my
ear." The Princess was "savagely frisked"
early Saturday morning by
ibm.net advancemen, but told them they had to leave because "their VISA
cards had expired." State Terrorist Jdot Stinger
, however, was led away
into the night, but later escaped to "JOLLY OLD ENGLAND" where he was to
meet with JANNSCHKY
, the 8-year old Minister for Carts & Karate from SHIN
JUKU, Tokyo who flew in on a RED EYE on LIZBEKISTAN's ONLY AIRLINE,

to "figure a way to screw up BIG BLUE.NET's FIREWALL using raw fish, wet
noodles and TAMAGOTCHI DOLLS all set for feeding."
Other casualties included Rabbit Keeper , Adam Füss. F¸ss said "We're
down about five or six DUMB BUNNIES, don't know what we're gonna do." In
New York City, Outer Lizbekistan, On the Spot Official, Warren Neideck, is reportedly constructing a large "Cone of Silence-type device" where he and
LOCAL BOHOS he's enlisted will watch reruns of FLIPPER to see how the
Lassie of the SEA saved beachfront homes in 1971.
In Stirlinabad, Mayor Serge Bensimon was fairly faint with exhaustion,
reporting that LIZBEKS and TOURISTS had nearly depleted STATE SUPPLIES OF
FREE CHAMPAGNE. Bensimon has put in an order for "several hundred thousand
cases" of VEUVE CLIQUOT, but they were not due to arrive before the STOCK
SPLIT OF YAHOO SHARES at the end of the month. "And by then," he noted
despairingly," the RICARD season starts...so, who knows?!"
Ministre de la Persévérance & de l'Encouragement , Guillaume Piens
(à droite),
preparing a grand exhibit of Egyptian Photography at the HOTEL SCRIBE (Near
Opera), and dashing in a LIZBEK-made blazer showing off the Princess's NEW
LEAF BLOWER-PROOF HAIRDOO, sighed and "We was so 'appy, why dis GUERRE?"
Puzzled, too was the Ministre de l'Egalité et des Sexes, Charoline Olofgors, just in from The South of FRANCE looking sun tanny and "a bit taller than she is normally, no?" and the Minister for Absolute Oblivion
, Markus Hansen
, just in from Chicago where he cut a deal for EXCLUSIVE
FILM RIGHTS ON THE WAR IN LIZBEKISTAN WITH WALT DISNEY CORP., who said
SIMULTANEOUSLY, "Let's get on the horn to The Attorney General of Foreign
Bodies , Victor Wong (eandw.com) who said, "You know I have seen
quite a few Foreign Bodies around lately, is there a war, going on? I hope
it ends before August. I'm supposed to visit with the Princess at her
Chalet." Told that BUSY RUSSIAN MODELS and ibm.net clones had nearly
flooded the CAPITAL, Wong
quipped, "Contact the Ministre du Tourisme Kossi
Homawoo, I'll bet they DON'T HAVE VISAs."
These Daze In Lizbekistan called Kossi Homawoo, Ministre du Tourisme
, who
was, said, Allan Gold, Minister for Sexual Relations, "Homawoo is on vacation, well ahead of the August Break." Gold, who has a BEER NAMED
AFTER HIM, added that, "There has not been any SEX REPORTED IN LIZBEKISTAN
FOR NEARLY A WEEK. Alas, the toll of WAR."
Jérôme Estienne, BODY GUARD of The PRINCESS
, confirmed that indeed there hasn't been ANY SEX, BUT there has been a lot of heavy PETTING." Minister of Unknowables, Nicholas Chaikin (www.spill.com)
, agreed, nodding and shaking his head SIMULTANEOUSLY, "There are just some things you can never know."
FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH
The following MESSAGE WAS INTERCEPTED AT LIZBEKISTAN'S CENTRAL SERVER:
Date: Sam, 18. Jul 1998 14:37 EDT
From: MLAVENUE
Subj: Re: War In Lizbekistan!
To: EMBASSY@LIZBEKISTAN.COM
cc: bard@ibm.net
ummmm I am a Menonite and believe in peace, please accept this as my
decline to get involved in your war, thank you very much (said in "Taxi's"
Latka-like voice)--Myra
WILL PEACE SETTLE BACK INTO SLEEPY LIZBEKISTAN AND RED TAPE ROLL AGAIN IN
THE CAPITAL? WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO.....
To be continued......